The MS in Applied and Computational Mathematics provides students with a rigorous, modern training in applied and computational mathematics and in the mathematics of data. The program is targeted to students with an undergraduate degree in mathematics or other quantitative disciplines such as computer science, statistics, economics and engineering. Through foundational and advanced coursework, students …
Melanie Matchett Wood, who was a faculty member here from 2011-2019, has won a Macarthur Fellowship. These awards are unrestricted fellowships to talented individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction. Melanie is now at Harvard University. Link: https://www.macfound.org/fellows/class-of-2022/melanie-matchett-wood Link: https://www.macfound.org/programs/fellows/
On September 9th, the VISP-MA Program at the Department of Mathematics hosted an event celebrating the beginning of Fall 22 semester and the Mid-Autumn Festival, a traditional Chinese celebration. Taking place on the top floor of Van Fleck hall, new and current students as well as alumni of the mathematics VISP and masters programs were …
In June 2022, there was a conference on orthogonal polynomials and special functions, dedicated to Dick Askey, held (remotely) at CRM in Montreal. There was a day’s program with talks from former students and colleagues about the role of Dick in their work. Two of Dick’s students, Dennis Stanton, Charles Dunkl and Shaun Cooper gave …